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Coverage highlights foodservice and hospitality developments across one of the UK’s most culturally vibrant cities, with reporting focused on areas such as the Baltic Triangle, Ropewalks, Castle Street, and the Albert Dock. Topics include restaurant and bar openings, independent brand growth, regional investment, tourism-driven trade, and evolving consumer trends — offering valuable insights for operators and suppliers tracking urban growth and opportunity in the North West.
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Oct- 2020 -15 OctoberCoronavirus
Move to Tier 2 ‘catastrophic’ for London’s hospitality sector
Placing London in Tier 2 will have disastrous outcomes for the hospitality sector, unless more job support and grants are made available, UKHospitality claims. The trade body has warned that without Tier 3 support for firms currently in Tier 2 the industry will face widespread job losses in weeks. The…
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15 OctoberCoronavirus
Marston’s warns ‘2150 jobs at risk’ amid new restrictions
Marston’s pub group is preparing to lay off 2150 staff members as a result of the new three-tiered lockdown system. The company said that since the first lockdown was lifted 10,000 staff members have been able return to work, however because of new restrictions imposed this week 2150 pub-based roles…
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15 OctoberCoronavirus
London to move to Tier 2
London and Essex will face tougher Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions from Saturday (17 October), including a ban on the mixing of households, local MPs have been told. According to the BBC, health secretary Matt Hancock is set to update MPs on the latest measures in the Commons later today. Under…
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12 OctoberCoronavirus
PM unveils three-tiered lockdown system
Prime minister Boris Johnson this afternoon announced a new three-tier lockdown system that will see some hospitality businesses in the North-West forced to close from Wednesday. Under the new system, different rules for regions will be classified as being on ‘medium’, ‘high’ or ‘very high’ alert depending on the rate…
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12 OctoberCoronavirus
Almost 50% of hospitality staff remain on furlough, study finds
Approximately 43% of the hospitality workforce remains on the government’s furlough scheme, according to new research from hospitality software provider Fourth. The latest joint study indicates that many hospitality workers’ jobs “hang in the balance”, and that nationwide footfall is falling again, despite the momentum generated by August’s Eat Out…
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9 OctoberGovernment
Hospitality sector demands ‘clarity’ amid closure rumours
Hospitality workers in the North of England are requesting clarity from UK government officials following news that restaurants and bars may have to close from Monday. According to Sky News, ministers are said to be still finalising a “traffic light system plan” where different areas of England with the highest…
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2 OctoberBreweries and Distilleries
Greene King partners with International Slavery Museum
Greene King has partnered with the International Slavery Museum in an effort to ‘‘raise awareness and educate’’ about the slave trade. The collaboration will see the pub company’s employees get the opportunity to take part in online workshops teaching them about the subject. The museum will also work alongside the…
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Sep- 2020 -18 SeptemberFood and Drink
Jollibee opens new Liverpool site amid further expansion plans
Asian inspired fast-food restaurant Jollibee has opened its second UK branch in Liverpool city centre, creating 50 new jobs for locals in the area. The chain, which is first launched in Asia and the US, opened its first English site in 2018 in London. However, the company has plans to…
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14 SeptemberCoronavirus
A quarter of licensed premises yet to reopen
Nearly a quarter of licensed premises were yet to reopen at the end of August, according to the latest market recovery monitor from CGA and AlixPartners. Its latest data found that the London market was “particularly slow” to recover, while only 76.3% of sites have returned to trading since the…
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9 SeptemberRestaurants
Ellis Barrie to open new concept restaurant Lerpwl
Celebrity chef Ellis Barrie and his brother Liam have confirmed their new concept restaurant Lerpwl is set to open its doors on 12 September. The new 80 capacity restaurant is split across two levels, with the main space downstairs wrapping around an open kitchen and to the back of the…
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